August 07, 2009
Sonja Alexander
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1761
sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov
Jenna Maddix
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
jenna.c.maddix@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 09-184
TEXAS STUDENTS TO TALK LIVE WITH ASTRONAUT IN SPACE
WASHINGTON -- Students will have a unique opportunity to speak with
International Space Station resident and NASA astronaut Timothy Kopra
during an in-flight hookup from 10:20 to 10:40 a.m. EDT on Wednesday.
Kopra is a U.S Army colonel and flight engineer on the station's
Expedition 20 crew. A native of Austin, Texas, he will field
questions from students in the Knowledge is Power Program and others
at the city's Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum. The event is
historic; it is Kopra's first spaceflight and the first live station
downlink in Austin.
The museum is offering free public access starting at 8 a.m. CDT
Wednesday. Complimentary museum educational activities will include
on-site experiments, hands-on educational programming, an inflatable
planetarium, IMAX theater film screenings and special guest speakers
from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. For museum information, contact Timothy Dillon
at timothy.dillon@thestoryoftexas.com
NASA's education downlinks are an integral component of the Teaching
from Space Program, which encourages students to study and pursue
careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
The event is one in a series promoting learning opportunities and
encouraging partnerships with U.S. and foreign educational
organizations using the unique environment of human spaceflight.
The downlink will air live on NASA Television and stream on the NASA
Web site at:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
For information on the International Space Station, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
For information about NASA's education programs, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/education
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